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- Marvel Sets Release Dates For 'Avengers,' 'Thor,' 'Iron Man 2' - Basking in the glow of the $100-plus-million domestic opening for "Iron Man," Marvel announced an upcoming schedule that includes a July 2011 release date for the long-awaited "The Avengers."
- AMC Renews 'Breaking Bad' - AMC is feeling pretty good about "Breaking Bad."
- 'Stars' Align for ABC Monday - Fast National ratings for Monday, May 5, 2008
- Meet 'The Bachelorette's' Suitors - A trio of professional athletes, a pair of teachers and an oyster farmer have won the right to compete for a woman's heart on the coming season of "The Bachelorette."
- 'Deadwood' Prostitute Lands in 'Caprica' - The Sci Fi Channel is beginning to populate its "Battlestar Galactica" prequel.
- 'Ugly Betty' May Switch Coasts - ABC's "Ugly Betty" is about to get a makeover that has nothing to do with Betty's bushy eyebrows or shiny braces.
- 'The Office's' Angela Kinsey Gives Birth - Fans of "The Office" can send congratulations and baby-friendly sunglasses and saxophones to Angela Kinsey.
- 'Ghost Whisperer,' 'Star Trek: TNG' to Haunt Sci Fi Channel - Melinda Gordon and Captain Jean-Luc Picard are joining the Sci Fi fold.
- 'American Idol' Exit Interview: Jason Castro - Jason Castro wasn't broken up about leaving American Idol on Wednesday (May 7), but he wasn't exactly in a hurry to depart either, know what he means?
- 'The Bachelor' Andy Baldwin Splits With Marla Maples - Lt. Andy Baldwin, star of "The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman," must continue his quest for true love.
- Comedy Central Resurrects 'The Gong Show' - Comedy Central has ordered up a new incarnation of "The Gong Show," to be hosted by Dave Attell.
- ABC Makes Up for Lost 'Lost' - ABC is making official what the producers of "Lost" have been saying for some time: Fans of the show won't be shortchanged any episodes.
- 'The Wire' Guy Joins '90210' Spinoff - A new boy has joined the class in West Beverly High.
- 'Project Runway' Producers Sign with NBC - NBC put out a press release Monday touting its signing of Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, the producers of "Project Runway," to an exclusive development deal.
- 'Mars' Mission May End for David E. Kelley - David E. Kelley's remake of "Life on Mars" has a strong chance of joining ABC's lineup next season -- albeit possibly without Kelley.
- Liv Tyler, Rocker Husband Split - Another celebrity marriage has hit the skids.
- Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds Engaged - Another Hollywood couple is ruining it for the rest of us normal folks.
- MTV Picks Up Justin Timberlake's 'Phone' - MTV has joined forces with Justin Timberlake for a game show called "The Phone," which will send contestants racing around America's major cities in search of cash prizes.
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- 'American Idol' Top Four Can't Stop the Rock - Tuesday (May 6) night's American Idol theme is about as vague and wide-open as the Top Four could possibly hope for. Songs from the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame? What does that even mean? Working from the Hall's list of 500 influential hits, surely everybody should find great tracks to sing, right? Let's see...
- Cristian de la Fuente Is ' Dancing ' Through the Pain - Cristian de la Fuente reveals that he had moments of doubt during the tango, his first dance in the Monday, May 5, competition episode of ABC ' s "Dancing With the Stars."
- Esai Morales Joins 'Battlestar Galactica' Prequel - Esai Morales' run on "Jericho" may have ended, but he's finding life on another planet.
- Dread-ful elimination on 'American Idol' - With the American Idol finale just two weeks away, Wednesday (May 7) night's hour saw the show cut its talent pool down to the Top Three. Would the most logical suspect (Jason Castro) go home, or did Idol have another surprise in store?
- Kate Flannery Shares the Inter-'Office' Love - Kate Flannery -- unlike her alcoholic, accident-prone character Meredith Palmer on "The Office" -- is happy, healthy and has something to look forward to in the next few weeks.
- Damon Wayans Gets 'Better' Offer at ABC - Damon Wayans will star in a comedy pilot for ABC -- just not the one he was developing earlier this season.
- 'Superbad,' 'Juno' Lead MTV Movie Award Nominations - The nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards are out and it appears that this will be the year of the nerd and the outcast.
- The Jonas Brothers Are Going 3-D - Still scooping up money from the theatrical release of the "Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour" film, Disney is planning on giving a similar treatment to the Jonas Brothers.
- 'Terminator' Sequel Employs Common Sense - Rapper-turned-actor Common is joining the cast of "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," less cumbersomely known as "Terminator 4."
- 'Family Guy' Creator Signs Lucrative Fox Pact - Seth MacFarlane has signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV which would reportedly make him the highest-paid writer-producer working on television.
- Gretta Monahan in, Veronica Webb out on 'Tim Gunn's Guide to Style' - Tim Gunn will "make it work" for the second season of his reality show with a new fashion accomplice by his side.
- 'Grey's Anatomy' Admits Amy Madigan - You could argue, convincingly, that no group of characters are more in need of a shrink more than the doctors on "Grey's Anatomy."
- 'Lost' Guy Becomes Jim Carrey's Lover - "Lost" and "300" co-star Rodrigo Santoro will romance Jim Carrey in the prison comedy "I Love You, Phillip Morris."
- 'Superman' Star Battles the 'Dead' - "Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh will take on a very different kind of comic book hero when he takes the lead in the Hyde Park and Platinum Studios "Dead of Night."
- Mario Can't Survive 100th Episode of 'Dancing With the Stars' - It's a festival of sweet and sour on tonight's 100th episode of "Dancing with the Stars." Amidst all the glitter and celebration, someone still got sent packing.
- CW Courts Daytime Block - The CW is turning its eyes to its daytime programming with an afternoon block featuring a court series and two comedies.
- VH1 Goes for 'Money' Shot - VH1 is nothing if not thorough in exploiting its original series to their fullest degree. So it will be with the newest cog in the "celebreality" machine, a summer show called "I Love Money."
- Nicole Kidman Dusts Off Dusty Springfield Role - Fox 2000 is developing a biopic of British chanteuse Dusty Springfield to be produced by and star Nicole Kidman.
- Nick Cannon Engaged to Lingerie Model - Despite rumors that Nick Cannon had eloped in Vegas earlier in the year, the actor left no doubt in the public's mind that he is now currently engaged.
- CBS Breezes to Friday Win - Fast National ratings for Friday, May 2, 2008
- Michael Rosenbaum Leaving 'Smallville' - Superman won't have Lex Luthor to kick around anymore.
- A Very Unusual Crossover For 'CSI,' 'Two and a Half Men' - CBS' most popular comedy (Two and a Half Men) and most popular drama (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) are crossing over this Monday (May 5) and Thursday (May 8), but not in the way you might expect.
- Edie Falco Showtime Pilot Fills Cast - The cast of Edie Falco's untitled Showtime comedy pilot has expanded to include five regular co-stars and one recurring actor.
- 'Firefly' Actress Joins ABC Pilot - ABC has added to the casts of three pilots, with "Firefly's" Morena Baccarin among the signees, and is bringing a familiar face back to one of its existing shows.
- 'Juno' Star Floating on 'Eyre' - Oscar nominee Ellen Page may be set to star in the latest adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre."
- Pilots: 'Yes, Dear' Star Joins NBC's 'Enemy' - Comedian and sitcom actor Mike O'Malley will cross over to drama next fall in NBC's new series "My Own Worst Enemy."
- 'Galactica' Prequel on Tap at Sci Fi - The Sci Fi Channel will delve into the backstory of "Battlestar Galactica" with a new series that looks at the years leading up to humanity's devastation by the Cylons.
- AnnaLynne McCord Joins CW's '90210' Spinoff - A " Beverly Hills, 90210" spinoff would not be complete without someone to play a Kelly-type.
- Javier Bardem Runs Out of 'Nine' Lives - Oscar winner Javier Bardem has pulled out of Rob Marshall's big screen version of the musical "Nine."
- Wayne Brady Hosts FOX's 'Lyrics' - Blinded by the light, revved up like a...
- Charmin's 'Mr. Whipple' Dies - Dick Wilson, a character actor who turned "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" into a national catchphrase as exasperated shopkeeper Mr. Whipple in the TV commercial campaign that ran for more than two decades, has died. He was 91.
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